Trump, the USFL and Florida
When President Trump on Friday (Sept. 22) decided to use an Alabama campaign rally to lambast NFL players…
Florida’s FIRST Baseball All-Star Game
Economists might disagree with our reasoning, but – at least as far as Marlins Park in Miami is…
Orlando’s Pro Bowl: New Life or Last Gasp?
The Pro Bowl comes to Orlando tomorrow, amid some uncertainty about whether this will be the beginning of…
Miami’s Orange Bowl – The 10 Best (Revised)
Before the CapitalOne Orange Bowl kicked off yesterday we wrote: “Tonight’s matchup between traditional powerhouses Michigan and Florida…
With Big 12, Florida May Get Last Laugh
Big 12 expansion hopes dashed, but Florida schools may have the last laugh.
Florida-Tennesse Rivalry: Showtime
When Florida takes the field in Knoxville later today against Tennessee, there will be an urgency surrounding the…
The Big 12, Florida and Television
In the first of our stories on the Big 12 Conference’s potential expansion and the possibility of the…
Big 12 Expansion Hopes for UCF and USF
Discussion of the Big 12 Conference’s likely expansion – and what it might mean for the University of…
Super Bowl, a Record and Big Bucks Return to Florida
The Super Bowl is heading to South Florida in 2020. The region is expected to score big in…
Invictus Warriors Come to Florida
Too often the “impact” of sporting events is measured purely in economic terms. With the 2nd Invictus Games,…
New Seminole County Sports Complex Kick-Starts Local Economy
It was a lucky Friday the 13th of May with the grand opening of the $27 million Seminole County…
Florida’s Spring Training Bonanza
Baseball’s Annual Ritual Generates Millions for the State On Tuesday (March 1), the new year began for those…
Royalties and Rivalries
Good luck this season. Be sure to hate responsibly.
Florida’s Daniel Murphy Stays Hot in NLCS
Murphy's Law has taken on a whole new meaning.
Daytona Rising Expected to Drive Revenue
The roar of engines―and ring of cash registers―returns to Daytona International Speedway with the July 5 running of…
If You Build It…
Florida is poised for a major investment in sports facilities. ORLANDO CITY’S STADIUM Orlando City Soccer has taken…
Tampa Bay Rays Future?
They’re not Les Rayons yet. Despite talk that began surfacing last fall about the Tampa Bay Rays moving,…
Irishman Rory McIlroy takes first swing at Arnold Palmer Invitational
It only seems fitting that on the very week in which everyone in Central Florida is Irish for…
Orlando City Soccer
Observations of an aspiring Orlando soccer fan. Some lessons take time to sink in, and so goes my…
Spring Training 2015
Spring training has become big business. A battle is growing over the economic spoils.
Driving for Dollars
Speedweeks is pumping big dollars into the fuel tank of Florida tourism.
Hats Off!
Two Stetson Hatters Baseball Alums Win Coveted MLB Awards Consider for a moment college baseball’s most prestigious programs:…
Touchdown, Orlando Citrus Bowl Stadium
There was pomp and circumstance, sheer elation, sighs of relief and chills. Well, maybe those were from the…
March Madness Is Back in Orlando
Get ready to cue up the bands … and the cash registers. March Madness is returning to downtown…
Bowled Over
Florida’s Bowl Games put up big numbers and the newest one has a special purpose. Cure Bowl. Some…
Stetson Baseball Wins Big
Stetson University began fielding a baseball team in 1895, but could there possibly have been a better week…
Florida Football: Pigskin Paydirt
Florida’s college football programs bring big bucks to their local communities. The fact that major college football and…
Academics vs. Athletics: Shining the Spotlight on Incentives
Shining the spotlight on incentives for college coaches and athletic directors reveals than winning and losing. This has…
Jacksonville Scores Blake Bortles
Former UCF star quarterback Blake Bortles, the No. 3 overall pick in May’s National Football League Draft, signed…
World Cup Soccer in Orlando
Orlando City Soccer’s new stadium shows the (World) Cup spills over in Florida and across the region. The Orlando…
Stetson Football: Economic Touchdown
The decision to bring back Stetson Hatter football has scored big for both the university and the local…
Amateur Athletes Compete at Sunshine State Games
Call it the Olympics Light. And this torch burns throughout the year. The 2014 Sunshine State Games,…
DAYTONA Rising and ONE Daytona invest in Volusia County’s Future
Opened in 1959, the Daytona International Speedway introduced the fastest speedway for stock cars of its time. The…
Money Ball | Florida’s Sport Economy
Sports’ Economic Impact Grows. John Webb has proven quite the forecaster. When asked last year about the $36…
Crunch Time
The project was never a slam dunk. Urban renewal seldom is. However, in a back-and-forth contest that still…
Home Field Advantage for Florida’s Sports Economic Development
An annual rite of passage, spring training attracts visitors and dollars. Editor’s Note: This is the debut of…
Play Ball! The sports economic impact is a win for all
The sports economic impact in the Super Region results in billions of dollars. That’s quite a score. In…
Wrestlers in School
The unlikely partnership of Full Sail University and World Wrestling Entertainment is proving to be a perfect match.…
2017 College football champions will come from Tampa
A bold prediction: In 2017 the national champion of college football will emerge from Tampa Bay. The University…
Gatorade: Sweat, blood and dreams for the iconic drink
Take $46 worth of supplies, dehydrated University of Florida football players and a brilliant doctor and his team,…
Scrimmaging for the Sports Dollar
The emphasis on sports and sporting events at all levels obviously has been great for Florida’s economy, but everyone…
UCF’s Fie$ta
J.J. Worten’s miraculous one-handed catch against Temple University meant millions of dollars to the University of Central Florida…
Orlando’s Citrus Bowl shows that glamour still counts
That’s not to say that major team sports aren’t important. Home to nine major professional league teams already,…
Soccer Vote Nets Stadium
There hasn’t been this kind of buzz for soccer since the 1994 World Cup matches in Orlando. Except…
Nathan Benderson Park
The question is: Will Nathan Benderson Park serve as the host venue for the 2017 World Rowing Championship?…
Sarasota’s Perfect Pitch
America’s favorite pastime has teamed up with Sarasota to help fund an important chamber program. The Balti Orioles…